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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1964280, member: 39084&quot;]When I think back to the things that piqued my interest in ancient coins, the list above is a really good summary of those items.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the history point, I would emphasize that ancient Roman coins were blatantly political in their design.&nbsp; You could put 4 - 6 such coins on one slide to illustrate how this was done.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would briefly illustrate the electrum coins of Croesus to show how the value of coins was originally related to the value of the precious metals they contained.&nbsp; This of course changes with the advent of bronze and brass coinage, and modern coinage has essentially no relationship with the underlying value of the metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>One other thing that I remember particularly liking (although I don&#039;t know how to work it into such a short presentation): Doug&#039;s &quot;trip reports&quot; to coin shows, and his &quot;competitions&quot; to pick the best coin within a specific budget.&nbsp; I always found these to be fascinating reads, even a little bit suspenseful in wondering how the trip would end.&nbsp; You might want tell your audience that they can learn a lot by taking virtual coin-show trips via online auctions and tracking what the final prices of those coins that they found interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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